The newly formed Jazz Electonica band Red Slider (virtuosos Neil Alexander - Synth and laptop, Ray Levier - Drums and laptop) came down to the WVKR studio for their debut performance live on Radio Active Lunch. This rich, dense, polyrhythmic, cross cultural all improvised mix is one of the most thrilling musical manifestations I've sunk my ears into in some time. Yuu get the old school jazz, you get the funk, you get the fusion, you get the ethnic blend, you get the techno, you get the full on freestyle therapeutic cranial massage with Red Slider gauranteed to liberate you from whatever it is holding you back in this life - or your money back. Listener discretion is advised:

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I spoke with Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., director of nutrition education at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, especially better nutrition, and higher standards in research. We spoke about the health benefits of a plant based diet, diet and nutrition as preventative medicine, the 21 Day Vegan Kickstart, an in situ study with Geico employees centered around a vegan diet, and much more...

Jenny Brown - co-founder and director of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary - called in to tell us about the great work WFAS does and to discuss  the benefit concert this weekend featuring Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl .

Those interviews can be found here >>